Smoke around the pagoda at Kilchoman distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a distillery pagoda surrounded by smoke
Smoke around the pagoda at Kilchoman distillery, Isle of Islay

One of the few distilleries in Scotland still doing some of their own maltings (of which three are on Islay) is Kilchoman distillery. Here some smoke is swirling around the pagoda.

Golden evening light on the west coast of Islay

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Picture of some mild golden evening light reflecting on the sea off a west facing coast
Golden evening light on the west coast of Islay

An April evening on the west coast of Islay. The sun is reflecting on the water of Machir Bay and the North Channel, stretching out to the Atlantic. The view is from the Kilchoman dunes, looking towards Coull Point and Eilean an Tannais-sgeir to the left of it.

Dunyvaig Castle in the October afternoon sun, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the ruin of an old castle at a coast in the October afternoon sun
Dunyvaig Castle in the October afternoon sun, Isle of Islay

A sunny October afternoon at the south coast of Islay, the ruin of Dunyvaig Castle in the mild sunlight seen from Lagavulin.